Country Boys’ Bling

Matthew 24:2 “I tell you the truth, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” Observation: Four verses earlier Jesus had mourned over Jerusalem’s coming destruction, saying He had longed to protect her “as a hen...

Shovel at the Ready

Luke 19:4 “So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see Him…” Observation: Zacchaeus was in a Jericho crowd as Jesus approached. Being too short to see Him, Zacchaeus climbed a tree for a clear view of the Master. Application: The point of the...

Hedges and Parked Cars

Luke 19:4 “So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see Him…” Observation: Zacchaeus was in a Jericho crowd as Jesus approached. Being too short to see Him, Zacchaeus climbed a tree for a clear view of the Master. Application: The point of the...

Milkweed and Cockleburs

Matthew 20:6(b) “He asked them, “Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?” Observation: Jesus’ question comes early in the parable of workers in the vineyard. The landowner had hired workmen early in the day for a fair wage. Then,...

Doggy Biscuits

Luke 18:1 “Then Jesus told His disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.” Observation: Jesus had in the previous chapter stirred an expectation that the end of the age would come suddenly: In Noah’s day the routines of...